This study sought to integrate emotion regulation theory and job crafting theory to argue these phenomena function as parallel processes to manage emotional demands in the workplace. A latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted using indicators that included every emotion regulation strategy from Gross’s (1998; 2008) process model of emotion regulation and approach-avoidance oriented styles of relationship, skill, task, and cognitive job crafting to form profiles. Four profiles were hypothesized to emerge along a 2 (proactive vs. reactive) x 2 (approach-oriented vs. avoidance oriented) framework of distinct emotional demands management styles. Two studies were conducted each using a sample of paid participants from an online participant pool. Study 1 (N = 469) supported the four-profile hypothesis but not in the framework as expected. However, profiles’ emotion regulation behaviors conformed to their relative proactivity and temperament scores. Study 2 (N = 370) is a two-time point study that replicated a four-profile structure across time using participant-matched data separated by 2 weeks. Similar to study 1, the framework did not emerge as expected but profiles’ behaviors conformed to relative proactive and temperament scores. Moreover, profiles showed distinct patterns of emotion regulation behaviors and differences in well-being, disposition, demands and resource values that correspond to the JDR model of burnout (Demerouti & Bakker, 2001). The implication of these profiles’ emergence on further integrating emotion regulation theory and job crafting theory and the application of LPA for synthesizing phenomena are discussed.
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